MVN 21, 169 (P120406)
Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian FederationMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian FederationMuseum Number
Erm 14423Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 4(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 3(u) sa gi
2. gu-nigin2-ba 1(u) 6(disz) sa-ta
3. ugula e2-gal-e-si
4. 2(gesz'u) 3(u) 6(disz) sa 1(u) 5(disz)-ta
5. ugula ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
6. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) sa 1(u) 4(disz) sa-ta
7. ugula lugal-ku3-zu ugula
8. 3(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) sa 1(u) 6(disz) sa-ta
9. ugula lu2-dingir-ra dumu he2-ma-du
10. 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 5(u) sa 1(u) 5(disz) sa-ta
11. ugula i7-pa-e3 dumu a-ab-ba
12. 7(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) sa 1(u) 4(disz) sa-ta
13. ugula tab-sza!-la
15. 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sa 1(u) 4(disz) sa-ta
16. ugula ur-lugal
17. 6(gesz2) sa 1(u) 4(disz) sa-ta
18. ugula ur-mes
19. 3(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 3(u) sa 1(u) 6(disz)-[ta]
20. ugula {d}szara2-kam
reverse
1. 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sa 1(u) 6(disz) sa-[ta]
2. ugula lu2-{d}szara2
3. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 3(u) sa 1(u) 6(disz) sa-ta
4. ugula lugal-ku3-zu nu-banda3-gu4
5. 3(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 4(u)
7. ga2-nun {gesz}kiri6 a-ab-ba-ka
8. 3(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) sa 1(u) 6(disz) sa-ta
9. ugula e2-gal-e-si
10. 1(gesz'u) 3(u) sa 1(u) 5(disz) sa-ta
11. ugula lugal-ku3-zu ugula
12. 6(gesz2) sa 1(u) 5(disz)-ta ugula i7-pa-e3
13. 4(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) sa 1(u) 6(disz)-ta
14. ugula ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
15. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) sa 1(u) 6(disz) sa-ta
16. ugula lu2-du10-ga en-nun
17. 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 3(u) sa 1(u) 5(disz) sa-ta
18. ugula lu2-dingir-ra nu-banda3-gu4
19. 2(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sa ugula in-sa6-sa6
20. [...] 2(szar2) 3(gesz'u) sa
22. ga2-nun {gesz}ab-ba-ka
23. giri3 ukken-ne2 u3 lugal-ku3-ga-ni
left
1. mu bad3 mar-tu ba-du3
obverse
1. 4(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 3(u) sa gi
2. gu-nigin2-ba 1(u) 6(disz) sa-ta
3. ugula e2-gal-e-si
4. 2(gesz'u) 3(u) 6(disz) sa 1(u) 5(disz)-ta
5. ugula ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
6. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) sa 1(u) 4(disz) sa-ta
7. ugula lugal-ku3-zu ugula
8. 3(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) sa 1(u) 6(disz) sa-ta
9. ugula lu2-dingir-ra dumu he2-ma-du
10. 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 5(u) sa 1(u) 5(disz) sa-ta
11. ugula i7-pa-e3 dumu a-ab-ba
12. 7(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) sa 1(u) 4(disz) sa-ta
13. ugula tab-sza!-la
15. 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sa 1(u) 4(disz) sa-ta
16. ugula ur-lugal
17. 6(gesz2) sa 1(u) 4(disz) sa-ta
18. ugula ur-mes
19. 3(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 3(u) sa 1(u) 6(disz)-[ta]
20. ugula {d}szara2-kam
reverse
1. 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sa 1(u) 6(disz) sa-[ta]
2. ugula lu2-{d}szara2
3. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 3(u) sa 1(u) 6(disz) sa-ta
4. ugula lugal-ku3-zu nu-banda3-gu4
5. 3(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 4(u)
7. ga2-nun {gesz}kiri6 a-ab-ba-ka
8. 3(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) sa 1(u) 6(disz) sa-ta
9. ugula e2-gal-e-si
10. 1(gesz'u) 3(u) sa 1(u) 5(disz) sa-ta
11. ugula lugal-ku3-zu ugula
12. 6(gesz2) sa 1(u) 5(disz)-ta ugula i7-pa-e3
13. 4(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) sa 1(u) 6(disz)-ta
14. ugula ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
15. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) sa 1(u) 6(disz) sa-ta
16. ugula lu2-du10-ga en-nun
17. 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 3(u) sa 1(u) 5(disz) sa-ta
18. ugula lu2-dingir-ra nu-banda3-gu4
19. 2(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sa ugula in-sa6-sa6
20. [...] 2(szar2) 3(gesz'u) sa
22. ga2-nun {gesz}ab-ba-ka
23. giri3 ukken-ne2 u3 lugal-ku3-ga-ni
left
1. mu bad3 mar-tu ba-du3
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: MVN 21, 169
[Koslova2000MVN21] Koslova, Natalya V. 2000. Neusumerische Verwaltungstexte Aus Umma Aus Der Sammlung Der Ermitage Zu St. Petersburg, Rußland. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 21. Roma: Bonsignori Editore.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: Erm 14423
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.04.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:46:49 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:23:56 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:22:39 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (045971) (045971)
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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 21, 169 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P120406.
MVN 21, 169 artifact entry (No. P120406). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120406
MVN 21, 169 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120406 (Accessed: September 23, 2025).
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year = {2001},
month = {dec 20},
title = {MVN 21, 169 artifact entry},
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